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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 05:47 PM
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DDE's Dead

And the saga continues. They won't turn on at all. Not even 1 ring. Any ideas?????
Old Aug 20, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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they all went at the same time?

you do any power checks or anything yet?
Old Aug 20, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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Check the fuse. If any water gets in the ballast it will blow the fuse and none can turn on.
Old Aug 20, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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they were on last night. tonight they did not come-on. checked the fuse. it is fine...
Old Aug 20, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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what do you mean by POWER CHECK??????????????
Old Aug 20, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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try getting another ballast and see if that is the problem. Open up one of the ballast and smell inside to see if u smell anything burning. Or this actually happened to me once. i have mine connected to the parking light wire and there was a bad connection with that tap provided with the DDEs
Old Aug 20, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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check your ground wire ... if its lose or if there is any rust.
Old Aug 21, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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Check if your power connections didn't get loose. That might be your problem.
Old Aug 21, 2005 | 08:03 AM
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everytime mine all turn off like that its my ground.... gotta keep it tight!
Old Aug 21, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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by power check i mean use a test light or DMM to see if you have voltage at the connector (for the ballast, not at the bulb/light). make sure the pins are good, if youre using a common ground, make sure its tight and clean, like mentioned above. you might put a star washer under it and use a weather sealant on it too...
Old Aug 21, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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it was the ground wire.

thanks everyone!
Old Aug 21, 2005 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ZIPPIN
it was the ground wire.

thanks everyone!
Anytime ZIPPIN!
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